If your car blows A LOT of white smoke out the tailpipe and it smells sweet, your coolant is probably seeping into the motor through a leak in the head gasket. Check the inside of your oil cap for whitish sludge - this indicates coolant in the oil and usually verifies a head gasket leak.
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What is the adverb for focus?
There is no one adverb for the word focus. You used the definite article, the, as if there is only one word that could be an adverb for that word. This is not true. Just about any adverb could describe focus, just maybe not that well.Examples:quickly focusslowly focusintently focusalmost focusedwell focusedpoorly focusedetc
What happens if you drive for a period of time with no antifreeze?
If you drive with no antifreeze in your radiator you could ruin the motor. At a minimum you would probably blow a head gasket. The worse thing that can happen is that the motor will freeze up.
Could antifreeze be leaking from the water pump gasket?
Yes, antifreeze can leak from a water pump gasket.
Is antifreeze combustible?
Antifreeze is composed of mainly ethylene glycol or propylene glycol, both of which are combustible. So yes, antifreeze IS combustible. However, neither of these compounds is very easily ignited. But although it is HIGHLY unlikely that antifreeze could start a fire, antifreeze could be dangerous if it actually gets hot enough to burn (such as in an ongoing structure fire).
What happens when you eat too quickly?
Well, you could get a tummy ache or you might choke so...I suggest you don't do that. :)
Will a thermostat cause the car to overheat?
Thermostats determine when antifreeze enters the main cooling system. If the thermostat isn't working correctly, the antifreeze could enter the engine to late, (or not at all) resulting in an over heating engine. Another problem of having antifreeze enter the engine late, is that if your engine is very hot, possibly a little warmer than common, when the antifreeze enters the engine, the cold fluid could cause the engine block to cool down quickly, causing a cracked engine block.
What happens if a cat drinks antifreeze?
It definitely isn't good if a cat drinks antifreeze. Even a small amount could damage the cat's organs and possibly give it mental problems. Antifreeze contains ammonia, so naturally attracts animals as it smells like another animal's urine. An animal will naturally sniff or perhaps lick liquids containing ammonia. It is also said that it may taste sweet as well. If you have antifreeze, I advise you keep it sealed tight and out of reach of animals and children. A moderate amount of antifreeze could kill a cat or dog. In fact, this is a big killer of animals.
Why 97 grand caravan leaks antifreeze on bottom it could be a water pump?
if it rear air and heat it could be the line carring the antifreeze tho the back heater core.
Antifreeze keeps running out?
Antifreeze could be running out often due to a leak. It is important to inspect the radiator for small cracks or smoke.
Cream colored paste in antifreeze?
Could be oil mixing with antifreeze indicating a bad head gasket Are you losing motor oil?
Why does your dodge ram 1500 uses a lot of antifreeze?
Could be a few things. Does it leak antifreeze? if so, fix the part that leaks. If not, you could have coolant mixing with oil inside the engine, which burns it. check your spark plugs. If they are white, you are probably burning antifreeze - fix immediately. your exhaust will smell "sweet" as well if you are burning antifreeze.
Where could the antifreeze be going in a 1996 explorer?
out the tail pipe
How can i fix my idol that keeps going up and down in your 93 integra?
check the antifreeze sensor as it could of been damage. or there could be some sort of air in betweenthe antifreeze hoese
Smell of antifreeze but no leak?
My 3.8 Impala had a slight antifreeze smell from the engine compartment, and was much worse at the exhaust It was also missing, the problem was the upper intake plenum. I know that on this motor it is a common problem, and can quickly progress to the point of the car no longer running. You could have a small leak anywhere that is evaporating before it can drip.
If you are leaking antifreeze and the car is smoking what could be wrong?
It depends on if you see the antifreeze leaking or it is just disappearing. If it is just disappearing then a bad head gasket or cracked head may be the problem. The smoking could actually be vaporized antifreeze. If that is the case don't run it until you can get it fixed.
Could Breathing antifreeze fumes make you sick?
Though antifreeze products contain ethylene glycol which could cause toxicity if swallowed, it is unlikely that brief and accidental exposure to fumes would result in significant problems as an insufficient amount of the antifreeze would actually be absorbed into the body.
Why would my car lose antifreeze?
There are several reason why a car might lose antifreeze. The water pump might be bad, one of the radiator hoses could be leaking, the radiator could have a leak, a freeze plug could be leaking, or it could have a blown head gasket.
Why would antifreeze is around the spark plug?
Could be a cracked head!
Why is the antifreeze not going to the engine?
it could mean you need a new carburetor
Radiator fluid coming out of exhaust pipes?
Internal engine antifreeze leak what else could cause besides headgasket? there is no antifreeze in the oil it is clean
What does this mean when white smoke is coming out of a 1994 850 turbo Volvo coming out of the muffler?
Most likely you are burning antifreeze. This could be cause by a leaking head gasket or an intake manifold gasket. This condition needs to be corrected quickly, as it could lead to catastrophic engine failure.
What happens if you put a little power steering fluid in my antifreeze expansion tank?
It will contaminate the engine coolant and could change the properties of the antifreeze...you should have the cooling system flushed and refilled at a good repair shop...it is recommended by most car manufacturers that you have the cooling system flushed ever 2 years anyway.
Once the antifreeze is poured into the vechile it will run for awhile and then go to check gages and began smoking?
it could be because you have an antifreeze leak and its just steam not smoke
If antifreeze puddle on ground from under coolant bucket do i need water pump?
It is possible that the antifreeze is coming from a bad water pump. Clean the engine off. Watch it to see where the antifreeze is leaking from, as it could be a hose instead of the pump.
Jimmy loses fuel pressure in the morning?
It could be that the fuel pump is worn and the bearings are loose. If that happens the pump will not be able to function as well when it's cold. It could also be that you have some water in the fuel filter and it's freezing, blocking a large enough surface area of the filter to reduce the fuel flow. If that's the case, try adding a little alcohol to the tank (gas line antifreeze). If that's the problem the alcohol will solve it quickly.
